Happy Monday and happy Thanksgiving week! This week’s link roundup is dedicated to service and social action-related posts focused on food, scarcity and abundance and, naturally, thankfulness. Grab a big helping below, and feel free to head back for seconds.

The New York Times’ foodie-in-chief, Mark Bittman, shared a list of his favorite food justice organizations, farmers, home gardeners, activists and other heroes who are working to make this country a fairer and more nourishing place for all.

The Jew & The Carrot chronicled a recent food tour of Israel, sponsored by Hazon, which highlighted the country’s diverse and sustainable food communities.

The Jew & The Carrot also published the account of one Orthodox Rabbi’s attempt to keep kosher while participating in the Food Stamp Challenge. The post generated a lot of discussion in the comments, so don’t forget to read below the article.

The Huffington Post published an article by Marie Clarke Brill of ActionAid USA about the connection between biofuels like ethanol and hunger in America.

NonProfitOrgs created a list of the 50 non-profits they are feeling grateful for this season – everything from Feeding America and the World Wildlife Fund to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. What organizations would you add to the list?

An Echoing Green staff member shared the story of a site visit the organization took to Jessamyn Waldman’s Hot Bread Kitchen, a Brooklyn-based “kitchen incubator” she created to help entrepreneurial immigrant women get their food-based companies off the ground.

What are you feeling particularly grateful for this Thanksgiving week?